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Loc. : Jodhpur: Balarwa (No. 5663 !), between Seu and Bhadka (Nos. 



5664 !, 5665 !). Jaisalmer : Bada Bag (.No. 5663). 

 Distrib. : India, Arabia, trop. Africa. 

 Uses : Flo .vers eaten by children. 

 Ahutilon fruticosum, Guill. Perr. et- A. Rich. Fl. Seneg. 1 (1830) 70. 

 Loc: Jodhpur: Kotda near Sen (No 5653 !), Barmer (No. 5666!). 

 Jaisalmer : Bada P.ag (No. 5659 !), W. of Bap (No. 5643 !), Soda- 

 koer in riverbed (No. 5658 !). 

 Distrib. : Trop. Africa, Arabia, India, Java. 

 Abutilon fruticosum var. chrysocarpa var. nov. — Fructus cooperfcus pubes- 

 centia stellari aiirea. 



Loc. : Jaisalmer : V^injorai, on rocks (No. 5660 !). 

 Fl. and fr. in November. 

 Abutilon cornutum, T. Cocke. Fl. Bomb. Pres. I (1903) 98. 



Loc. : Jodhpur: Kailana (No. 5654!), Mandor (No. 5662!), Bhikarnkor 



(No. 5655!). Jaisalmer: Amarsagar (No. 5656 I). 

 Distrib. : Sind, Rajputana. 

 Fl. and fr. in October and November. 



Favonia Cav. 



Pavonia amhica, Stcud. Nona. ed. 2, II (1841) 279. 



Loc: Jodhpur: Barmer (No. 5670 !), Osian (No. 6671 !), Kotda near 

 fceu on rocks (No, 5684!). 



Distrib: Rajpntana, Sind, Abyssinia. 



Fl. and fr. in October and November. 

 Pavonia arabica var. ylutinosa var. nov. — Planta tota cooperta densa 

 pubescentia viscosa. 



Loc: Jodhpur: Barmer, on rocks (No. 5685 ! ) Kailana (Nos. 5JG0 ! 

 5668!). Jaisalmer: Bada Bag (No. 5667 !). 



Fl. and fr. in October and November. 

 Pavonia zei/la'nca.Cav. Diss. HI (1787) 134, t. 48, fig. 2. 



Loc. : Jodhpur : Bhikamkor (No. 56S3 !), Barmer (No. 5672!). 



Distrib.: India, Ceylon, Manritius, Trop. Africa. 



Fl. and fr. in October and November. 

 Pavonia odorat a, Willd. Sp. Pi. Ill (1800) 837. 



Vern. N.: Chinke nahl (Macadam ^ 



Loc. : Jodhpur: Kailana (Nos. 5687!, 5673 !). 



Distrib. : India. Ceylon, trop. Africa. 



Fl. and fr. in October. 



Hibiscus L. 



Hibiscus niicranfhuK, L. f. Suppl. (1781) 308. 



Loc. : Jodhpur : Kailana (No. 5(195!), Kotda near Seu (No. 5682!). 

 Jaisalmer : Jaisulmer on rocks (No. 5674 !), on rocky plateau (No. 

 5680 !). Vinjorai on rocks (567 5 !). 

 Distrib. : India, Oeylon, trop. Africa. 

 Fl. and fr. in October and November. 

 Htbiscux abeluuisc/nis. L. Sp. PI. (1755) 696. 



Loc. : Jodhpur : Barmer, on rocks (No. 5681 !). Ja'salmer : Bada Bag 



(Nos. 5677!, 567(i !). 

 Distrib. : Tropics of the Old World. 

 Fl. and fr in November. 

 Hibiscus escufevtus, L. Sp. PI. (1753) 696. 



Loc: Jodhpur: Balarwa (No. 5678!). Jaisalmer: Amarsagar (No, 



5679 !). 

 Distrib. : Probably African, and naturalized in India. 

 Fl. and fr. in October and November. 



